Creative Non-Fiction Contest 2026: The Winners

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It’s time! Here are the winners of the 2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest, as chosen by our fantastic judge, Kai Cheng Thom. Congratulations to these writers on their big success for their works! FIRST PLACE: Language of Poverty, by Alison Colwell Alison Colwell is a writer, mother, domestic violence survivor and community organizer. Her work has been […]

Creative Non-Fiction 2026 Contest: The Shortlist

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We are so thrilled to announce the shortlist for our 2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest, selected by our judge, Kai Cheng Thom. A big congratulations to these talented writers! ⎯ Room Magazine’s 2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest Shortlist Language of Poverty, by Alison Colwell My First Strip Club as a 65-year-old Woman, with my Gay Daughter, by […]

Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Re...

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On this Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as the years before, Room Magazine reaffirms our solidarity with the sovereignty of all Indigenous peoples worldwide and in so-called Canada, and our commitment to learning from and materially supporting Indigenous communities and survivors standing against the extractive and violent forces of empire-building […]

2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest Longlist

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We are so thrilled to announce the longlist for our 2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest! A big thank you to our Room collective members for selecting our longlist. These submissions will now be reviewed by 2026’s Creative Non-Fiction Contest judge, Kai Cheng Thom. A big congratulations to these talented writers! ⎯ Room Magazine’s 2026 Creative Non-Fiction […]

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Welcome to the Science issue of Room Magazine, where we privilege questions: questions about how to construct better worlds; questions about how to destroy hyper-capitalistic, necropolitical systems; questions that beget questions and new questions.

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